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CLEW: LETS TALK LATER

"Clare!" Drew yelled, from behind front desk. Clare turned away from the direction she was headed without responding to Drew. "Clare! Wait!" he insisted. She quickly made her way around the corner, avoiding everyone's eyes as she ignored the President calling her name.

"Damn." Clare thought, "That was a close one." She finally reached the teachers faculty room, which was also currently being used to hold student council meetings. And like always, she was the first to show up. Clare set her bag on one of the empty lunch tables, taking out her books and planner. She hoped this meeting ended fast, she couldn't face Drew, especially after what had happened on thanksgiving. Even though no one but herself and Drew knew about the "incident" she kept feeling flustered whenever she had to be in close proximity with him.

As she was writing down the agenda for that days meeting on the white board, she heard the faint squeak of the door knob turning. "Clare you really need to stop avoiding me" Drew begged. "We need to talk about this," he continued. "I you can't ignore me forever" he finished.

"I'm not ignoring you Drew" Clare responded. "I've just been really busy." Clare finished writing on the board, grabbed her bag and books, and then made her way to the front of the room taking her usual VP spot that was next to Drew's'. "You know that's a bunch of bull, Clare," he responded to her very lame attempt of lying.

"Well what do you want me to say Drew?" she asked raising her left eyebrow. Drew stood there for a moment, both mesmerized by how cute she looked challenging him to answer, and unsure if he even wanted to hear an answer. Drew sighed. "Clare we kissed" he said tentatively. "Well," he started "you kissed me, if you want to get technical" he said trying to hide that charming grin of his. But a small frown appeared on his face while he said " but I kissed you back Clare, and I think I liked it." Drew was also having a hard time trying to understand just what was going on between him and Clare.

"Look Drew, I don't know what to say, I forgave Eli, you know that" Clare tried to explain. "Im with Eli," Clare said slightly defeated. "Why cant we just pretend it never happed?" she asked.

Drew sighed. He didn't want to push things any further but he needed answers, because he didn't know if he had started developing feeling for Clare, or not. Clare stood there waiting for Drews response to her request. And although she wasn't certain, Clare saw the faintest sign of disappointment on Drews face. And to her own surprise she liked Drews disappointment to the words she had just said. Clare tried to push those thoughts out of her head. What her and Drew did meant nothing, besides she had already worked things out with Eli.

"I can't forget it Clare." He responded. "Maybe you can but I felt something, I don't know what, but that kiss was not just an ordinary kiss." Drew could see how Clare was carefully thinking about what he had just said. "Drew, I know I kissed you," she started, "And i know something felt ..I don't know.. Right?" Clare said. "But Drew, how can we ever have any kind of relationship."

Unknowingly Drew had made his way to Clare. He now stood in front of her. Drew gently grabbed Clare's hand and pulled her in for a hug. Softly he whispered, "Clare I'm not asking for anything, all I want is for us to talk this out. I feel so lost after everything that has happened. And I feel you are the only person besides Dallas that I can count on." Drew sighed, still holding Clare in his arms. "So please just stop ignoring me."

"Ok. Ill stop trying to avoid you," was all Clare could say. She didn't want to admit it but Drew had a point, after everything she had been though, Drew was surpassingly the person she could count on most. Things with Eli felt different, and she wondered if forgiving Eli was a mistake. And it felt nice having Drew hold her, because she knew he really cared, because that was just the type of guy he was. Drew genuinely held almost no grudges and that's something she really admired about him.

They both quickly jumped apart as they heard the doorknob opening. They looked at each other wondering if whoever opened the door had seen their somewhat intimate hug. "Hey Drew! There you are! I've been looking everywhere for you, you too Clare," exclaimed Imogen. "Simpson is looking for you guys, he wants to talk about the Christmas carnival" she said. As always Imogene seemed immune to the awkward tension in the room she just entered. Clare quickly gathered her books and headed out the door. Imogen and Drew followed her out, leaving the talk they had just had unresolved. But Drew knew he'd have another opportunity to talk thinks out with her, he knew she also needed answers, and he was determined to get them.

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